Bristol four-piece Spin Class bottle their live fury on new single ‘Rip ‘N’ Dip,’ a fuzz-heavy slab of modern heavy rock
Bristol four-piece Spin Class are clearly in no mood to ease off the accelerator. Following a rapid-fire run of releases and a growing reputation on the live circuit, ‘Rip ‘N’ Dip‘ arrives as another decisive step forward, a track that understands the enduring power of heavy rock while giving it a distinctly modern sense of urgency.
Recorded live with Josh Gallop at Stage 2 Studios, the single is built around tension and release. A slow-burning opening gradually locks into a thick, fuzz-coated groove, allowing the guitars and rhythm section to steadily increase the pressure before the track erupts into its explosive closing stretch. There’s a familiar Queens of the Stone Age influence in the addictive guitar work, but Spin Class are less interested in retro imitation than in using those reference points as a foundation for something immediate and stage-ready.
That live instinct is arguably where the band’s real strength lies. Soaring vocals rise above the track’s muscular instrumentation, while the stripped-back production preserves the physicality of the performance rather than sanding away its rougher edges. The result is a song that feels built for movement, equally at home in a packed club or on a festival stage, with enough melodic instinct to keep the weight from becoming one-dimensional.
With support already building across BBC Introducing, Apple Music and international tastemakers, Spin Class are developing at a pace that suggests this is only the beginning. ‘Rip ‘N’ Dip’ reinforces their position as one of the UK’s more exciting emerging heavy rock prospects: direct, groove-led and unapologetically loud, but with enough ambition to suggest there’s considerably more to come.
